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To quell the unrest, the government rushed reinforcements to the region, an Assad stronghold with a large number of Alawites, who practice an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
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Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan is viewed as a key opponent of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph and a central figure in Shiite Islam.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Even the western coastal homelands of Assad and his Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, largely acquiesced to Sharaa's leadership.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Assad is a member of the Alawite minority, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Druze for centuries have experienced oppression under various Islamic regimes such as the Shiite Fatimid Caliphate, the Mamluks, and the Ottoman Empire.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In the Shiite Muslim faith, a martyr is the highest expression of honor — harkening back to the beginnings of Shiite Islam with the 7th century killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, in Karbala in what is now Iraq.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 Feb. 2025
In the first round of voting on Thursday morning, Aoun didn't get enough votes because several lawmakers affiliated with the Shiite Amal party and Hezbollah abstained.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The president’s role in Lebanon is limited under the power-sharing system in which the president is always a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of parliament Shiite.
—Sally Abou Aljoud and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025
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Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan is viewed as a key opponent of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph and a central figure in Shiite Islam.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Even the western coastal homelands of Assad and his Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, largely acquiesced to Sharaa's leadership.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Assad is a member of the Alawite minority, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Druze for centuries have experienced oppression under various Islamic regimes such as the Shiite Fatimid Caliphate, the Mamluks, and the Ottoman Empire.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In the Shiite Muslim faith, a martyr is the highest expression of honor — harkening back to the beginnings of Shiite Islam with the 7th century killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, in Karbala in what is now Iraq.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 Feb. 2025
In the first round of voting on Thursday morning, Aoun didn't get enough votes because several lawmakers affiliated with the Shiite Amal party and Hezbollah abstained.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The president’s role in Lebanon is limited under the power-sharing system in which the president is always a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of parliament Shiite.
—Sally Abou Aljoud and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Shiite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shiite. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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